You may feel a strong need to be as polite as possible today as you interact with individuals in your home and at work. As a result, you will likely think carefully before speaking, choosing your words and gestures carefully. This consciousness of the profound effects speech can have on others can help you relate to colleagues, loved ones, and strangers with a greater degree of connectivity. The people you encounter will likely appreciate your consideration and respond by acting equally respectful, thoughtful, and compassionate toward you. Because you may be more cognizant of the emotions of individuals around you today, this can be the perfect time to engage in difficult discussions.

When we strive to be mannerly and to take others’ feelings into account, we come to engender the compassion we feel. To think before speaking or acting is to acknowledge that our first impulses are not always representative of the positive values we hold dear. We also recognize that what seems right to us may not seem right to those with whom we interact and thus we are well-equipped to comprehend the effect of our words and actions. This form of empathy enables us to exist peaceably with a wide variety of individuals without having to compromise our own values. Others will remember our consideration and pay similar attention to our needs when they are in a position to do so. Your polite approach to interpersonal relations will serve you well today, enabling you to connect with everyone you encounter.